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live in pittsburg, sal, castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in fact, firefighting crews in the bay area and across the state are preparing for this yearary fire season. hot -- year's fire season. hot an dry conditions have scheduled new hires to start early. they were training on waterdrops and in one week, calfire will be hiring 40 seasonal firefighters. they hope to be fully staffed by the sul -- the summer. >>> in massachusetts, the family of 8-year-old martin richard held a private funeral mass today for him. in a statement, the family said the boy is now at peace. also today family and friends gathered for a private memorial for the 27-year-old police officer who investigators say was killed by the bombing suspects. investigators say the massachusetts institute of technology officer, sean collier, was shot multiple times as he sat in his vehicle last thursday. tomorrow, vice president joe biden is expected to attend a memorial service for collier at the m.i.t. campus. >>> authorities have released more photos of the ing suspects. they were take -- of the bomb becoming suspects -- b
live in pittsburg, sal, castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in fact, firefighting crews in the bay area and across the state are preparing for this yearary fire season. hot -- year's fire season. hot an dry conditions have scheduled new hires to start early. they were training on waterdrops and in one week, calfire will be hiring 40 seasonal firefighters. they hope to be fully staffed by the sul -- the summer. >>> in massachusetts, the family of 8-year-old martin richard held...
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live in martinez, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> in the wake of the boston bombings, b.a.r.t. has heightened security throughout its system. b.a.r.t. has added police patrols on trains and has increased security at the stations. b.a.r.t. has not received any information to suggestion it's a -- suggest it's a potential target. however, riders are encouraged to report any unusual activity to police or to b.a.r.t. personnel. now, stay with us here at ktvu channel 2 news throughout the day and evening for the very latest on the boston bombings and the investigation. we also have breaking news any time of day on our website, ktvu.com. where we have video from this morning's news conferences with president obama, the boston police commissioner and the special fbi agents in charge. >> reporter: the south bay boys accused of sexually assaulting a young girl who later committed suicide were in juvenile court today. we'll have the latest on the proceedings. >>> steve paulson is up in about fine minutes da -- nine minutes with d
live in martinez, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, sal. thank you. >>> in the wake of the boston bombings, b.a.r.t. has heightened security throughout its system. b.a.r.t. has added police patrols on trains and has increased security at the stations. b.a.r.t. has not received any information to suggestion it's a -- suggest it's a potential target. however, riders are encouraged to report any unusual activity to police or to b.a.r.t. personnel. now, stay with us...
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ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live with the results of a new study on this situation. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. if you live and work in san francisco, it's no fresh idea that a lot of people say they need more cabs. well, san francisco, the city of, is trying to make that happen. getting a cab in san francisco can be tough. >> it's really tough on a friday night or a thursday night if you are anywhere downtown or at a busy street. you will see 20 cabs go by you. >> reporter: a new report commissioned by the san francisco municipal transportation agency recommends adding as many as 600 to 800 new cabs within the next few years to fill a growing need. the findings confirm what many suspected. there are not enough cabs in the city. >> a lot of it is about bringing back or increasing people's confidence in the taxi system so they know they will be able to get a taxi when they need one, that they only have to call one to get one. then don't call three and they take the first one. >> reporter: the mta director says in addition to more cabs, the
ktvu's sal castanedo joins us live with the results of a new study on this situation. good afternoon, sal. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. if you live and work in san francisco, it's no fresh idea that a lot of people say they need more cabs. well, san francisco, the city of, is trying to make that happen. getting a cab in san francisco can be tough. >> it's really tough on a friday night or a thursday night if you are anywhere downtown or at a busy street. you will see 20 cabs...
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for more than that, we'll check in with sal castanedo. how is it going? >> it's busy, as you mentioned, the bridges will be tough driving. all of the bridges, too. bum barren to and bay bridge -- bum barren to and -- dumbarton and bay bridge. northbound 101, that looks okay approaching the 80 split. southbound 101 looking okay down to the airport and the peninsula. the bay bridge is about a typical delay of 25 to 30 minutes at the toll plaza. no problems on the bridge itself getting into the city. we mentioned the san mateo and dumbarton bridge we haven't had any traffic problems. some slowing on 880 southbound from about 238 as you drive through to fremont and a new crash reported westbound 580 just east of santa rita road. that's a couple of vehicles. they are moving them to the right-hand shoulder. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. >> you are welcome. >> did i dream i heard some rain? no. it rained a little bit last night. not a lot. still some low clouds around. kind of partly cloudy, east bay, south bay, peninsula. a little cloud cover left over
for more than that, we'll check in with sal castanedo. how is it going? >> it's busy, as you mentioned, the bridges will be tough driving. all of the bridges, too. bum barren to and bay bridge -- bum barren to and -- dumbarton and bay bridge. northbound 101, that looks okay approaching the 80 split. southbound 101 looking okay down to the airport and the peninsula. the bay bridge is about a typical delay of 25 to 30 minutes at the toll plaza. no problems on the bridge itself getting into...
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for more on the traffic, let's go to sal castanedo. >> we're doing pretty well on the b.a.r.t. system, just checked in with the dispatchers they say the trains are on time. let's take a look amount the traffic getting out to the bay bridge. you will see slow traffic here. it's backed up for about a 30- minute wait all the way out to the macarthur maze. it's seemingly okay once you make it on the bridge itself. you will be waiting to get on the span. northbound 101 traffic slow approaching 880. we had an earlier crash 80 near san pablo dam road. the crash is off to the shoulder, the traffic is backed up way back all the way up past highway 4 if you are driving let's say from vallejo to richmond, you will need extra time. 7:08. let's go to steve. >> sal? >> yes. >> i saw my first rattlesnake of the season on friday. >> you were hiking? >> yes, sir. one was a little guy. one was a big guy. if you are hiking, be careful. they are out along with other snakes. some of the higher elevation, mount tam, mt. diablo, you name it. they are out. just looking at mt. diablo, it's 61. they hav
for more on the traffic, let's go to sal castanedo. >> we're doing pretty well on the b.a.r.t. system, just checked in with the dispatchers they say the trains are on time. let's take a look amount the traffic getting out to the bay bridge. you will see slow traffic here. it's backed up for about a 30- minute wait all the way out to the macarthur maze. it's seemingly okay once you make it on the bridge itself. you will be waiting to get on the span. northbound 101 traffic slow approaching...
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. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing? >> yeah, dave. we have a brand-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic also going to be slow for another reason. we're looking at slow traffic. one is a good -- 101 is a good freeway to avoid. let's move along to the bay bridge. we've had the backup all the way out to the macarthur maze about a 25 to 30-minute delay. in the south bay, we had a crash 85 at 17 northbound. the crash is out of the lanes. but 85 is very slow heading up to los gatos and saratoga. i would think that 280 might be a better bet. 280 is slow as well. if you have your favorite shortcut, this might be the warning to pull it out. >>> a lot of sunshine today. a little brees. windy for some -- a little breez
. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing? >> yeah, dave. we have a brand-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic...
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. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing? >> yeah, dave. we have a brand-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic also going to be slow for another reason. we're looking at slow traffic. one is a good -- 101 is a good freeway to avoid. let's move along to the bay bridge. we've had the backup all the way out to the macarthur maze about a 25 to 30-minute delay. in the south bay, we had a crash 85 at 17 northbound. the crash is out of the lanes. but 85 is very slow heading up to los gatos and saratoga. i would think that 280 might be a better bet. 280 is slow as well. if you have your favorite shortcut, this might be the warning to pull it out. >>> a lot of sunshine today. a little brees. windy for some -- a little breez
. >>> we walk right over to sal castanedo, who is checking out our traffic now. how are we doing? >> yeah, dave. we have a brand-new crash just reported in danville, northbound 680 before sycamore valley road. that one just came in. we also have a crash in san francisco that's new. northbound 101 at the bottom of the 9th street offramp. traffic is very slow on 101. the crash is at the bottom of the offramp but it's affecting traffic on the freeway. you can see southbound traffic...